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Sometimes we have to switch off, Step away, and reground ourselves as our energetic bodies need to unplug and re-wire themselves from the lower frequencies of this Matrix, which so many are now beginning to awaken to. Also, they sense a big shift is coming. I do, I feel it deeply, do you feel the changes that are ramping up the vibrations?
Which kind of energies are you feeding?..
We who volunteered to be here at this time, and all of us now on this planet are meant to be here at this time, we need to wake up more of those who are ready to listen, and let them see that they are so much more than they ever thought possible. And that through our thoughts we can help create massive shifts.
We are seeing that the very act of compassion and empathy of others is creating a vibrational shift within our human consciousness. Learning to send love from your heart into others and the world is a key factor in raising vibration and allowing peace to reign.
But as we lift our vibration higher, we also have to understand that there are those who are doing their upmost on the planet to lower them. So do not be fooled or get dragged into conflict, or fear mongering to panic the population to fear one another.
Those of us who are awake to the 'Systems' of this world for sometime, whose empathy and sensitivity allows them to feel with their hearts and sense much deeper the truths of this reality are now being called into action as we unite our energies.
Do you not feel it within your hearts, that we now have to step up, and lift our vibrations higher still? Can you not see the media programming now at work as it spreads its own viruses?
I'm always in awe of how beautifully orchestrated our synchronicities happen How we often here especially with my WordPress friends, find our like-minds dipping into those same pools of information and Light-Codes which have triggered us along similar themes within the posts we write. I love it, knowing how our vibrations are linking us in unity.
This journey is not an easy one, and our waking process doesn't happen overnight, there are those of us who have been on this journey for years, uncovering the truths of this reality. And if you are only just opening your eyes, then what you find can often be a great shock to the system as you begin to unravel what has been hidden through deception.
Waking up means you uncover things which you would sooner not know, and its hard, its painful and its disturbing. For you are not only waking up to the world, but you are also dissolving the many layers you have held within over many life times as well, as you heal your own energetic bodies..
But when you understand your role, you than have to learn not to play into the hands of Fear. You have to observe and see everyone here on Earth right now has a role, a purpose. Its hard to become neutral, but when you truly awaken, you see how this world is designed to divide and control setting one against the other. So try not to judge, but stand back and become the observer to what is happening.
That is the hardest part for me.. Witnessing the events unfurling, feeling others suffering. So I have to unplug, turn to creativity and nature as I lift my vibrations by meditating more and sending healing into the world.
And this exchange of energy is a two-way experience, because I receive back more energy and upliftment in return, which brings me back to my own Centre of Peace.
I look forward to reconnecting to all who visit with me here, and I thank all of you who have left your love vibration, I greatly look forward to visiting you on your posts very soon.
In love and Light
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This singer/celebrity is almost A list. She has an A list voice and is A list sweet but somehow she is always alone. Whenever she meets someone she instantly thinks it is going to be love forever and acts accordingly. This results in her getting burned all the time. She has spent thousands of dollars on people she dates and never lest anyone pay. She is constantly cheated on and doesn't do anything about it. She lets people walk all over her and keeps repeating the same mistakes. Even though she has all these bad things happen to her she is rarely the person who breaks up. She is the one who is always dumped and the one who keeps her wallet open even after being left. With her band members and crew members she is always outgoing and friendly but never does anything with them. She doesn't want them to think she is trying to be a boss when they are not working so ends up being on the road alone. In a hotel room or a movie theatre and just shows up when it is time to work. Her rider is one of the shortest in the industry because she doesn't want people put out by her demands and never takes free things or swag.
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This month, Belgian radio station Studio Brussel is partnering with the Red Cross to raise money for WASH projects in Nepal.
Traditionally, the radio station's annual "Music for Life" Christmas fundraiser focuses on a "silent disaster". The theme for 2011 is diarrhoea, together with pneumonia, the leading cause of death for children under the age of five.
Radio Brussel produced this hard-hitting promo video.
The Dutch text reads:
Not every child is lucky enough to become 5 years old
Diarrhoea is the world's biggest cause of death
for children between 0 and 5 years old.
The Flemish Red Cross produced their own Water for Life video (in Dutch) with pictures from their projects in Nepal. You can see a typical CLTS scene with schoolchildren planting yellow flags to mark spots where open defecation takes place, not only by humans but also by goats!
Related web sites (Dutch only):
- Radio Brussel – Music for Life – www.stubru.be/musicforlife
- Rode Kruis-Vlaanderen – Music for Life 2011


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Gun bill stopped; lawmakers leave work undone
SPRINGFIELD — A push to fight crime by imposing stiffer penalties for having guns on urban streets came to a halt Thursday when black lawmakers in the Illinois House used a procedural measure to stall proposed legislation, saying the bill was too focused on locking up young men.
The House adjourned shortly after, and the Senate followed a few hours later after failing to address a package of incentives to keep businesses in Illinois or lure other companies here. Adjournment left key issues undone and raised the specter of lawmakers returning to Springfield before the end of the year.
The end of the annual two-week fall session also came and went without resolution of the biggest item pressing on lawmakers, the $100 billion pension debt and how to erase it.
Thursday began with what appeared to be an agreement on the anti-gun bill backed by Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, who believes it critical for helping the city combat gang violence.
The proposal, negotiated for weeks by Rep. Michael Zalewski, a Riverside Democrat, would stiffen prison penalties for felons and gang members caught with weapons.
But Rep. Kenneth Dunkin, D-Chicago, head of the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus, called on a procedural move that halted its progress on the floor. He demanded information from Gov. Pat Quinn's administration on the impact of the measure, including the cost and the effect on the prison population. The answers were not immediately provided, and the House adjourned.
The Rev. Jesse Jackson traveled to the Capitol Thursday to lobby against the "mandatory minimum" sentencing measure. He said lawmakers should focus on education and jobs, "not incarceration."
Dunkin dismissed the idea that he had used a parliamentary "trick" to put a brick on the bill, saying the 31 members of the black caucus in the Senate and the House feared too many young black men would be swept up without a chance at rehabilitation.
"The collateral damage is going to be overwhelming and it's going to wrap up too many innocent citizens," Dunkin said, calling for more police on the street, money for rehabilitative programs and alternative sentencing programs.
Often, the administration responds to requests for notes on legislation within an hour, although state law allows five days for a response.
The Department of Corrections is responsible for the notes covering the cost and impact on prison population. Zalewski's legislation was changed Wednesday afternoon and Corrections spokesman Tom Shaer said each change requires careful analysis.
But Zalewski pointed out that for weeks, the agency has been able to quickly respond with inmate and cost projections based on differing versions of his bill. Corrections has opposed the measure, saying it would cost $700 million extra over a decade.
Emanuel released a statement expressing disappointment that "opponents of this legislation have chosen political stunts over peoples' safety."
Zalewski began the day by appearing with Rep. Brandon Phelps, the gun-rights House leader who shepherded legislation into law last spring that allows the carrying of concealed weapons. He signaled support of the National Rifle Association because Zalewski had softened his approach to first-time gun offenders, whom the NRA feared would include otherwise law-abiding gun owners making honest mistakes.
The Senate also adjourned without approving tax breaks aimed at getting Archer Daniels Midland Company and the newly merged OfficeMax and Office Depot to locate their headquarters in Illinois.
Sen. Tom Cullerton, a Villa Park Democrat, is sponsoring the $53 million incentive bill for Office Depot Inc., which emerged from the merger of Naperville-based OfficeMax and Florida-based Office Depot. It would provide the tax breaks if the company chooses to base its headquarters — and about 2,250 jobs — at its Naperville site, rather than in Florida.
Cullerton and others said they expect lawmakers to return in December to deal with the state pension crisis, and incentives can follow.
It will be easier for lawmakers "to say we've done the pensions, now let's vote on keeping businesses or bringing new businesses to Illinois," Cullerton said. Gov. Pat Quinn has said he won't consider tax breaks until he has a pension bill to sign.
The ADM sweetener would provide up to $30 million in tax breaks if the Decatur-based agribusiness giant keeps its global headquarters in Illinois. The company also would have to add 100 jobs at its new world headquarters and hundreds of jobs in Decatur over the next five years.
Sen. Andy Manar, a Democrat from Bunker Hill, is continuing work on the ADM bill.
The Senate also put off a vote on $5 million in incentives for Univar if the chemical distribution company moves its headquarters from Washington state to Downers Grove. The House already adopted the idea.


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Editorial: A lifeline for those drowning in debt from student loans
Note: This is for Monday, July 2, release
The onset of summer is usually no time to start thinking about paying for college in the fall but for many who carry crushing debt after graduation, the cost of a college education is never far from their minds.
There are several bills in Congress right now including one which the House is slated to take up next week and a companion measure in the Senate that could go a long way toward cleaning up the student loan mess, reducing overwhelming debt and making access to a college education more affordable.
The numbers compiled by the Project on Student Debt are depressing.
In 2004, the latest data available, two out of every three graduates of a four-year college or university were in debt for their education. In 1993, less than half of college graduates had loan payments coming out of school. The average debt level for graduating seniors in the country is $19,200.
But for those who think that is skewed by the cost of private education, graduates from public colleges and universities have an average of $17,250 in student loans to pay back. and that doesn't include accruing interest over the years.
In Massachusetts, the average student debt is $18,169, ranking us 21st in the nation with 1 being the highest debt and 50 being the least.
Massachusetts public school graduates have $14,326 in loans, ranking us at 46, while those with private school degrees have to pay back an average of nearly $20,000, ranking the Bay State 28th.
Harvard does the best by its students in state, with less than half its graduates carrying debt and then only at an average of $8,769. Schools with hundreds of millions in endowments cannot afford to offer grants and scholarships at the same level. Graduates of Curry College in Milton, for instance, go into the workforce with an average of $25,000 in student loans.
Mom and dad are also mortgaging their future. Not including equity loans, refinancing or second loans, about 15 percent of parents take out federal PLUS loans for an average of $17,700.
Is it any wonder so many promising teachers and other public employees are forced to quit to find jobs that can help them get out of debt, buy a house and start a family?
The bills in Congress would be a start.
Loan repayment would be capped as a percentage of disposal income, about 10 percent of total income, and adjusted for size of families.
Students who faithfully make payments over the course of 20 years would have the remainder of their debt forgiven at that point.
Public sector workers such as teachers, police and firefighters, social workers, emergency management employees, public health, public defenders and the like could have their loans forgiven after working at least 10 years while making their payments.
How can we ask, for instance, an assistant district attorney to accept a job for $35,000 when she has to pay back $32,000 in loans for undergraduate and law school?
The bills, aptly called the Student Debt Relief Act of 2007, would also increase the Pell Grants, which go to mostly middle-income families who often carry the most debt, to $5,010; halve the interest rate for federally subsidized Stafford loans from 6.8 to 3.4 percent; and create a tax credit of $1,500 for interest on higher education loans.
Federal officials estimate nearly half of college-qualified high school seniors do not attend a four-year school because of cost concerns. More than 20 percent of low-income students who are academically qualified for higher education do not attend any college at all.
As the global economy continues to grow, a college education is more than something to brag about; it's a necessity.
We need to make sure the cost of higher education does not come at a price few can afford to pay.


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text: Perfect markets achieve efficiency: maximizing total surplus generated. But real markets are imperfect. In this course we will explore a set of market imperfections to understand why they fail and to explore possible remedies including as antitrust policy, regulation, government intervention. Examples are taken from everyday life, from goods and services that we all purchase and use. We will apply the theory to current events and policy debates through weekly exercises. These will empower you to be an educated, critical thinker who can understand, analyze and evaluate market outcomes.


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12/09/2011 - Furthering efforts to fight against international tax evasion and bank secrecy, members of the Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes have issued 12 new peer review reports.
Reports on Andorra, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Austria, Bahrain, the Virgin Islands (British), Curaçao, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Saint Kitts and Nevis and the Turks and Caicos Islands focus on their legal frameworks which allow for transparency and exchange of tax information. The review of the United Kingdom also considers the exchange of information in practice.
In addition, two supplementary reports - for Belgium and the Cayman Islands - show that they are swiftly amending their domestic legislation to address recommendations made by the Global Forum in previous reviews. More details on all the reports are provided below.
The reports describe each jurisdiction's rules for ensuring that information is available to the tax authorities, how it can be accessed by authorities and the mechanisms in place to exchange information with foreign tax authorities. They also identify deficiencies and make recommendations on how to improve co-operation in international tax matters.
In all 12 new reviews, the most common deficiencies relate to: the lack of available ownership information as regards trusts and bearer shares; incomplete accounting information for some forms of trusts and partnerships, including foreign or international entities; and some limitations in the international agreements allowing for exchange of information.
Jurisdictions follow up on Global Forum recommendations
The supplementary reviews, part of the Global Forum's new follow-up procedures, show that Belgium's compliance with the international standards improved significantly when it introduced new legislation lifting bank secrecy related to international tax matters. And the Cayman Islands demonstrated its commitment to implementing the international standards for transparency and exchange of information by amending account keeping requirements in relation to companies, partnerships, exempted limited partnerships, and trusts. The Phase 2 reviews of Belgium and the Cayman Islands, assessing their exchange of information in practice, will take place during the second half of 2012.
After reporting changes in their domestic legislation, five jurisdictions (Barbados, the Virgin Islands (British), Mauritius, Panama, San Marino and the Turks and Caicos Islands) will undergo supplementary reviews. The Global Forum is also monitoring those jurisdictions which have not provided feedback on actions they are taking.
"The Global Forum's peer reviews have produced real change. Global Forum member jurisdictions are implementing the international standard, signing hundreds of agreements and negotiating many others. Over recent years numerous countries have adapted their legislation to ensure the effective exchange of information . This will improve tax compliance, benefitting all countries. While progress is still required in a number of jurisdictions, for some the speed of change, prompted by the peer reviews, is such that supplementary reviews are already being triggered in order for new progress to be recognized", said the Chair of the Global Forum, Mike Rawstron of Australia.
An additional 12 peer review reports and 5 supplementary reports are set to be completed by November 2011 bringing the number of reviews to about 60 before the G20 Summit to be held in Cannes.
Report on the legal framework and on its application (Phase 1 and 2)
United Kingdom: The United Kingdom has one of the world's largest networks of international exchange of information instruments and exchanges a large volume of information every year. It has a good legal and regulatory framework for EOI, though insufficient mechanisms are in place to identify owners of bearer shares and there is a restrictive condition to its statutory information gathering powers. Further, the report for this combined review recommends improvements to ensure more timely responses to information requests. See EOI Portal page for the United Kingdom: http://www.eoi-tax.org/jurisdictions/GB
Reports on the legal framework (Phase 1)
Andorra: The peer review of Andorra identifies some deficiencies in its legal framework for the exchange of information and recommends improvements to enforcement and notification provisions as well as provisions regarding availability of ownership information concerning foreign trusts which have Andorran trustees and the few remaining bearer shares. Complete accounting records are also not ensured for foreign trusts which have Andorran trustees. Andorra's Phase 2 review is scheduled for the second half of 2013. See EOI Portal page for Andorra: http://www.eoi-tax.org/jurisdictions/AD.
Anguilla: Anguilla has quickly built a network of 17 tax information exchange agreements and its authorities have broad powers to access information pursuant to these agreements. Anguilla has clear requirements for companies, partnerships and foundations to maintain ownership and identity information. However, it is not clear that this information is available for limited liability companies (LLCs) or in all cases for trusts. In addition, Anguilla's accounting requirements are not in line with the international standard. Anguilla's Phase 2 Review is scheduled for the second half of 2013. See EOI Portal page for Anguilla: http://www.eoi-tax.org/jurisdictions/AI.
Antigua and Barbuda: The peer review of Antigua and Barbuda identified important deficiencies relating to international entities that may be formed under Antigua and Barbuda law. For these legal entities, reliable accounting information is not available and the authorities' power to obtain information to respond to international requests for information are limited by confidentiality provisions. As such, Antigua and Barbuda has not been assessed as ready to move to the next phase of its evaluation. Antigua and Barbuda's position will be reviewed in six months. See EOI Portal page for Antigua and Barbuda: http://www.eoi-tax.org/jurisdictions/AG.
Austria: Austria has made progress in developing a network of international agreements and has new legislation allowing access to bank information to assist international partners and has an extensive network of information exchange agreements. Its legal framework usually ensures the availability of relevant information, though some amendments are needed with respect to ownership information related to bearer shares and foreign companies incorporated outside the EU. The authorities can access bank information on behalf of some but not all international partners and the scope of professional privilege may hinder the full exchange of information. The phase 2 review of Austria is scheduled for the second half of 2012. See EOI portal page for Austria: http://eoi-tax.org/jurisdictions/AT
Bahrain: The legal and regulatory framework for the exchange of information is essentially in place in Bahrain, though some areas are in need of improvement. The report identifies deficiencies and makes recommendations relating to the uncertainty of the obligation for financial trusts to keep documents related to accounting records, confidentiality rules related to financial trusts, some uncertainty related to the power to access information and the requirement in all cases to gain consent of taxpayers before providing information to foreign authorities. Bahrain has signed exchange of information agreements with 26 jurisdictions that meet the standards. The Phase 2 Peer Review of Bahrain is scheduled for the first half of 2013. See EOI Portal page for Bahrain: http://eoi-tax.org/jurisdictions/BH
Virgin Islands (British): The Virgin Islands has made progress in improving its legal and regulatory framework in order to be able to effectively exchange tax information. The availability of information on trusts and the availability of reliable accounting records is not yet ensured however. Also, the authorities do not have sufficient powers to obtain all foreseeably relevant information in order to respond to international requests. The Virgin Islands has not been assessed as ready to move to the next phase of its evaluation. The Virgin Islands' position will be reviewed in six months. See EOI Portal page for the Virgin Islands: http://www.eoi-tax.org/jurisdictions/VG.
Curaçao: The legal and regulatory framework for the exchange of information is in place in Curaçao, but some areas need improvement. The availability of information on limited partnerships, foundations and foreign companies is not ensured, and the appeal rights and prior notification requirements for taxpayers are not compatible with the effective exchange of information. The report also recommends that Curaçao brings the exchange of information agreements that have been signed over the past 2 years into force quickly. Curaçao's Phase 2 review is scheduled for the second half of 2014. See EOI Portal page for Curaçao: http://www.eoi-tax.org/jurisdictions/CW.
Liechtenstein: Liechtenstein has made rapid progress in developing exchange of information mechanisms since March 2009. Its competent authority has powers to obtain all relevant information, including from banks. It has a network of agreements supporting international exchange of information, though some action to strengthen this is recommended. The peer review identified gaps concerning availability of ownership and accounting information. Provided Liechtenstein takes the necessary measures to address these deficiencies, its Phase 2 review will proceed in the second half of 2012. See EOI Portal page for Liechtenstein: http://www.eoi-tax.org/jurisdictions/LI.
Luxembourg: Luxembourg has negotiated a number of EOI agreements to the standard in the last two years and can access information held by Luxembourg banks in order to respond to requests from foreign authorities. As regards the availability of information, the legal framework does not ensure that ownership information relating to companies is available in all circumstances. The legislation ensuring the availability of bank information should also be strengthened. The phase 2 review of Luxembourg is scheduled for the second half of 2012. See EOI portal page for Austria: http://eoi-tax.org/jurisdictions/LU
Saint Kitts and Nevis: The St. Kitts and Nevis legal and regulatory framework is largely in place to ensure availability of reliable ownership, accounting and bank information, access to this by authorities and exchange with foreign partners under an expanding network of multilateral and bilateral agreements. One significant issue was identified – a lack of consistent and binding requirements to ensure the availability of accounting information for general partnerships that carry on business therein. The Phase 2 review of St. Kitts and Nevis is scheduled for the second half of 2013. See EOI Portal page for Saint Kitts and Nevis: http://www.eoi-tax.org/jurisdictions/KN
Turks and Caicos Islands: The Turks and Caicos Islands has made progress in improving its legal and regulatory framework in order to be able to effectively exchange tax information. There are deficiencies in the domestic laws with regard to the availability of reliable accounting information and the authorities' powers to obtain all foreseeably relevant information for exchange of information purposes. Some gaps also exist in the availability of some ownership information. As such, the Turks and Caicos Islands has not been assessed as being ready to move to the next phase of its evaluation. The Turks and Caicos Islands' position will be reviewed in six months. See EOI Portal page for the Turks and Caicos Islands: http://www.eoi-tax.org/jurisdictions/TC
Supplementary reports
Belgium: To answer the deficiencies identified in its 2010 review, in April 2011 Belgium a new law granting an access to bank information to all its treaty partners upon condition of reciprocity. The supplementary report of Belgium notes that thanks to this new law, exchange of information to the standard can now take place with more than 80 of Belgium's partners, remedying the main concern expressed in the phase 1 report of Belgium. Thanks to these new developments, the phase 2 review of Belgium will now take place during the second half of 2012. See EOI portal for Belgium: http://www.eoi-tax.org/jurisdictions/BE
Cayman Islands: The Cayman Islands has moved quickly to address the shortcomings identified in its 2010 review in respect of the availability of accounting records. In addition, the supplementary report recognises the 5 new tax information exchange agreements signed by the Cayman Islands, and removes the concern originally raised with respect to nominees and the availability of ownership information. Some other recommendations concerning the availability of ownership and identity information remain and these will be considered in the phase 2 review of the Cayman Islands, to take place in the second half of 2012. See EOI Portal page for the Cayman Islands: http://eoi-tax.org/jurisdictions/KY
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Siskiyou Sheriff's Office kept busy with five homicides in 2012
SISKIYOU COUNTY – The Siskiyou County Sheriff's Office (SCSO) investigates about one homicide per year on average, said Lt. Mark Hilsenberg. But five homicides were investigated in the county in 2012.
The SCSO has also been investigating three cold missing person cases as homicides, Hilsenberg said, including the 1997 disappearances of Hannah Zaccaglini and Karin Mero in McCloud and the 2002 disappearance of Angie Fullmer in the Lake Siskiyou area.
Homicides taking place in the past year include those of Fort Jones resident Darrell Henderling and Yreka resident Ronald Minard, who both died of gunshot wounds in Scott Valley on June 30; the Nov. 9 shooting of Mount Shasta resident Claudia Balassi; the death of Montague's Katie Pierce, who died from injuries in October; and the death of Michael MacCallum of Medford, who was found at the bottom of a steep cliff near the Oregon state border Nov. 20.
Hilsenberg said this has been the busiest year he's ever seen for homicide investigations in the county.
"I think people need to realize, given today's times, with the trials this county and country are faced with, people are out of work, depressed, and some are turning to drugs and alcohol," Hilsenberg said. "It's an accumulation of things, and it pushes some people over the edge." He added that the 2012 homicides all seem to have different motives.
Hilsenberg said his department is investigating each of them vigorously and will not rest until they are solved in order to bring closure to the families involved.
The cases
Earl Stanfield, age 56 of Yreka, was arrested for the murders of Henderling, age 52, and Minard, 29. He's been charged with two counts of murder and one count of malicious discharge of a firearm from a vehicle, as well as a special allegation for the intentional discharge of a firearm that resulted in great bodily injury and a special circumstance for committing multiple murders, according to court records. Judge Karen Dixon held Stanfield to answer to the charges on Dec. 11. If convicted, Siskiyou County District Attorney Kirk Andrus said Stanfield faces a maximum sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole.
Criminal proceedings against Earl Dodds, age 67 of Mount Shasta, have been suspended in the shooting death of his cousin, Claudia Balassi, age 68. Dodds has pled not guilty to involuntary manslaughter in the case.
Thirty year old Katie Pierce's husband, Lukes Ladewig, 30, has been charged with murder and dissuading a witness from reporting a crime as well as special allegations for previous domestic violence-related convictions, according to court documents. Authorities responded to the couple's Montague home on Oct. 17 following a 9-1-1 call.
Pierce later died of her injuries at Mercy Medical Center, Redding.
Two women have been arrested in the murder of-34-year-old MacCallum, including the victim's wife, Patricia MacCallum, 26 of Medford, and Amber Lubbers, 27.
The SCSO's Search and Rescue team located MacCallum's body on Nov. 20 at the base of a cliff near Applegate in northern Siskiyou County. A subsequent autopsy concluded that MacCallum had been shot, according to SCSO Spokesperson Allison Giannini.
Both women agreed to extradition from Jackson County to Siskiyou to face charges in the case.


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A thinner, "Retina" MacBook Pro had been rumored for some time, and Apple did not disappoint when it introduced the new 15" Retina MacBook Pro at its Worldwide Developers Conference last week.
Availability has been rather scarce since the notebook's launch last week, but we were able to get our hands on the base $2,199 model for testing. (Many Apple Store retail locations had little or no stock during launch week, as early inventory apparently went to fill a rash of online orders for early adopters).
The base model is more than adequate to get a feel for the new "Retina" redesign. We put the machine through some benchmark paces to look at relative raw performance, and spent a couple of days using the machine for our usual work to get a more subjective impression of the whole package—and we came away impressed.
15" Retina MacBook Pro, $2,199
- 2.3GHz quad-core Intel Core i7 processor (Turbo Boost up to 3.3GHz) with 6MB shared L3 cache
- 8GB of 1600MHz DDR3L onboard memory
- Storage: 256GB solid state flash drive
- Screen: 15.4" diagonally, 2880 x 1800 native resolution
- Size: 14.13" width, 9.73" deep, 0.71" thickness
- Weight: 4.46 pounds
- Power supply: 85W MagSafe 2 Power Adapter
"Future of notebooks"
Apple could have chosen a simpler path to revising its MacBook Pro. The Retina display could have been a drop-in replacement for the existing 15.4" 1440x900 display. Perhaps it could have removed the optical drive, replaced the boot drive with a MacBook Air-like SSD module, and kept the internal 2.5" bay for optional additional storage in the form of another SSD or a relatively inexpensive, but vastly more massive, HDD. Such a design would have likely sold well, and Apple's designers could move on to the next project (hello, new Mac Pro).
Then again, the company traditionally hasn't had problems pushing consumers to adopt designs they might be uncomfortable with at first. Recall the words that Steve Jobs used when he introduced the redesigned MacBook Air in October 2010: "We've tried to be really aggressive [with the design]," Jobs said. "We see these as the next generation of MacBooks—all notebooks will be like this."
The new 15" Retina MacBook Pro is the first time Apple has applied the same design thinking that went into that new Air to its "pro" notebooks. Spinning hard drives? Gone. Optical storage? Useless anachronism. FireWire and Ethernet? Vestigial, obsolete ports.
But this isn't a stripped-down machine with ultra low voltage processors. The new MacBook Pro differentiates itself from the Air by packing in a quad-core Ivy Bridge processor built on Intel's latest 22nm process. It includes Intel's HD4000 integrated GPU, which isn't quite the pixel-y sloth that past Intel IGPs used to be. It also packs in a discrete NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M mobile GPU with 1GB of dedicated DDR5 memory, and you get at least 8GB of DDR3 RAM standard.
All this hardware pumps 5.1 million pixels to the 2880x1800 pixel Retina display—the sharpest, highest resolution display Apple has shipped in any of its computers thus far.
Still, Apple has kept the previous 15" MacBook Pro design around for those that aren't quite ready for the future. It has an upgradeable 2.5" drive slot and two slots for RAM. It also has a full array of ports, including FireWire and gigabit Ethernet. And, perhaps most importantly to those still dependent on CDs and DVDs, it has an optical drive for those who want the convenience of having one built-in.
But making hard decisions about what stayed in and what had to go has allowed Apple to build a machine that's every bit as powerful—and with the right adapters, as capable—as last year's MacBook Pro design. Yet Apple shaved about 27 percent of the volume and over a pound of weight in the process.
If you have seen any unibody MacBook Pro in the last few years, you already have a pretty good idea of what the Retina MacBook Pro looks like. It has the same textured aluminum finish, the same rounded corners, and the same huge trackpad. The display has a uniform black appearance when the screen is off, due to its fused glass panel—similar to the display assembly of the iPhone 4 and 4S.
The keyboard is slightly different from that used on previous Pro models. Its layout is identical to the current MacBook Air, including the extra key in the F13 position that serves as the power button. (The aluminum power button on the upper right is now gone). And like all of Apple's laptops, the keyboard is backlit.
The feel of the keyboard is also slightly different. The keys themselves have a very slight texture to them. Key travel appears to be slightly reduced. It's hard to quantify, but there's definitely less travel than previous Pros, or even my 2010 MacBook Air. We wouldn't call this bad, per se, but it's something you will notice and may take some time getting used to.
Laser-etched speaker grilles flank either side of the keyboard, and a noise-canceling microphone is hidden behind each.
One area where the new Pro differs from the old design is the addition of small linear vents along the bottom side edges of the casing. These vents are part of the revised cooling system, and Apple claims that the way they are carved into the unibody creates additional torsional rigidity. There's no noticeable flex in either MacBook Pro as far as we can tell, though—both seem pretty solid.
So the design isn't really new, per se, just slightly refined for this particular model. It's thin, solid, and feels like a professional machine—exactly what you would expect.


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Hookworm Infection in Cats
What are hookworms?
Hookworms are intestinal parasites of the cat and dog. Their name is derived from the hook-like mouthparts they use to anchor themselves to the lining of the intestinal wall. They are only about 1/8" (two to three mm) long and so small in diameter that they are barely visible to the naked eye. Hookworms feed on the tissue fluids and blood of their host.
The scientific names for the most common feline hookworms are Ancylostoma tubaeforme and Ancylostoma braziliense. Occasionally, cats will also become infected with the dog hookworm, Ancylostoma caninum.
In general, cats tend to harbor relatively few hookworms when compared to the large numbers found in dogs. Also, the feline hookworms tend to be less aggressive bloodsuckers than the canine species.
Are some cats more likely to get hookworms?
Hookworms are more common in warm, moist environments. Conditions of overcrowding and poor sanitation contribute to infection.
How do cats get hookworms?
Female hookworms pass hundreds of microscopic eggs in the cat's stool. The eggs are not visible to the naked eye. Larvae or immature hookworms will hatch from the eggs and persist in the soil for weeks or months. When a cat inadvertently swallows larvae, often by grooming its feet, a hookworm infection is established. The larvae may also burrow through the cat's skin and migrate to the intestine, where they may mature and complete their life cycle. It takes approximately 2-3 weeks for an infective female larva to mature and produce eggs.
In dogs, prenatal infection (infection prior to birth) may be a significant problem. Puppies may become infected from placental blood from an infected mother, or after birth through her milk. Prenatal infection has not been demonstrated to occur in kittens, although kittens can be infected through their mother's milk.
What are the clinical signs of feline hookworm infection?
Feline hookworms tend to "graze" along the lining of the small intestine, and are considered "tissue feeders.". When they do suck blood, an anti-coagulant substance is injected at the feeding site. Therefore, the cat can suffer blood loss from the hookworm's feeding as well as continued bleeding into the bowel from the hookworm's attachment sites. The blood-loss anemia attributed to hookworms is a more significant problem in kittens than adult cats.
Evidence of hookworm infection includes anemia, the presence of digested blood in the stool, a poor hair coat, and weight loss.
Skin irritation and itching, especially of the paws, can be signs of a heavily infested environment, since the larvae burrow into and along the skin.
How is hookworm infection diagnosed?
Hookworm infection is diagnosed by a technique called fecal flotation. A small amount of the cat's stool is mixed into a special solution, causing the hookworm eggs to float to the top and adhere to a glass slide that has been placed on the top of the solution.
"The eggs are easily identified under a microscope because of their unique appearance."
The eggs are easily identified under a microscope because of their unique appearance. Since hundreds of eggs are produced on a daily basis, hookworm infection is usually fairly easy to diagnose. The number of eggs does not necessarily correlate with the number of worms present. In fact, the number of eggs passed can be greater with light infections of smaller numbers of hookworms.
How is feline hookworm infection treated?
Fortunately, treatment is safe, simple, and relatively inexpensive. After administration of the deworming medication called an anthelmintic, the adult hookworms are killed.
"Therefore, at least two treatments are needed, given at two to three week intervals..."
However, most anthelmintics do not kill the larval stages. Therefore, at least two treatments are needed, given at two to three week intervals, to kill adults that matured after the previous treatment. Ideally, kittens are treated for worms during their kitten vaccination series.
Will my cat recover?
With appropriate diagnosis and treatment, the prognosis is good for full recovery from hookworm infection. In rare cases, kittens or debilitated cats might require a blood transfusion because of severe anemia. These patients have a poorer prognosis and extensive treatments are usually necessary.
Can hookworms be prevented?
Prevention of hookworm infection should include the following measures:
"All newborn kittens should be treated with a veterinary-approved anthelmintic by two to three weeks of age."
- All newborn kittens should be treated with a veterinary-approved anthelmintic by two to three weeks of age. To break the life cycle of the most common intestinal parasites effectively, your veterinarian will recommend a schedule that is appropriate for your kitten.
- Prompt treatment for worms should be given when any parasites are detected; periodic routine deworming may be appropriate for cats at high risk for re-infection.
- Use of a monthly heartworm preventive that also prevents hookworm infection is highly recommended.
"Appropriate disposal of cat feces..."
- Appropriate disposal of cat feces, especially away from yards and playgrounds, is important.
- Strict hygiene is especially important for children. Do not allow children to play in potentially contaminated environments. Be mindful of the risk posed by public parks and non-covered sandboxes. Sandboxes that have fitted covers are popular and help to prevent infection of children with intestinal parasites.
- Control of rodents is important since they may play a role in transmission of hookworms to cats.
"Stool should be removed from litter boxes daily..."
- Stool should be removed from litter boxes daily, if possible. Always wash hands after handling fecal material.
Can hookworms be transmitted to humans?
Feline hookworms do not infect humans internally. However, the tiny larvae can burrow into human skin, causing a disease called cutaneous larval migrans. Also known as "ground itch", this skin infection does not lead to maturation of the larvae. Because contact of human skin with moist, larvae-infected soil is required, infection rarely occurs when good hygiene is practiced.
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Mitch wants to teach a soldering workshop
You can learn to solder! Soldering is a basic skill for just about all electronics projects. If you've never soldered before, this workshop will give you the confidence to solder in about two hours. If you want to learn how to solder better, this workshop will show you how. If you have soldered before, this workshop will teach you to solder surface mount parts with confidence.
Learn by doing! I will have fun kits to learn with. For total newbies (and those interested), I will have kits for Trippy RGB Lights a trippy mood light using Red, Green, and Blue LEDs (scroll down from the link for more info). For more experienced people I will have a surface mount project (yet TBD -- but it will be fun!). You will be able to take your completed project home with you. If you prefer, feel free to bring your own soldering project.
My teaching time is free of charge, but the kits cost $20 each. Feel free to bring your own soldering project if you prefer (no charge for this).
Time and Place
TBD -- 25 or 26 October
Expressions of Interest
Add your name to the list here if you'd be interested in participating! Don't worry — we won't hold you to it.
- Mitch Altman (instructor)
- Brian Ferrell
- mindwarp
- rachel - I also have a technique I worked out for soldering crimping beads to SMD parts to let them be sew-able... happy to show this off if there is interest.
- nila
- Scott Murray
- bobby
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- Jesse Zbikowski
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How to get through the holidays without a can of cream of mushroom soup using a homemade version.
Homemade Condensed Cream of Mushroom Soup SubstituteNow if y'all have been reading this recipe site for long, you already know that I am fully endeared to my Campbell's condensed soups and most especially our beloved southern béchamel (that's Campbell's Cream of Mushroom soup for those of y'all with a more sophisticated palate). I have several that are pantry staples around here.
So when I went to make a casserole recently I was surprised to see that I didn't have a single can of cream of mushroom soup in the pantry! Somehow that had failed to make it to the shopping list the past few times. It happens.
I figured there was no better time than now to get a copycat cream of mushroom soup recipe up. In my little ole opinion, there is nothing more convenient than Campbell's line of condensed soups, but this makes a superb substitute if you happen to run out yourself, or should you prefer a fresh, homemade alternative.
This recipe for a homemade version of cream of mushroom soup makes just a bit over a quart and is about the equivalent to 4 cans of the condensed soup, and... it is freezable. I've included variations also for cream of chicken and cream of celery, since these are the three most common condensed soups for cooking. The cans are equal to about 1-1/2 cups of the mixture - simply freeze in those portions and you'll always have an emergency substitute. Here's how to make it (super easy)!
Recipe: Homemade Condensed Cream of Mushroom Soup©From the Kitchen of Deep South Dish
Prep time: 10 min |Cook time: 15 min | Yield: About 1 Quart
- 1/2 cup of unsalted butter
- 1/2 cup of finely minced onion
- 1/4 cup of finely minced celery
- 1 (6.5 ounce) can of sliced mushrooms, drained and finely minced
- 1 teaspoon of kosher salt
- 3/4 cup of all purpose flour
- 3 cups of chicken broth
- 1 cup half and half
Melt the butter in a large skillet and saute the onion and celery over medium heat until tender but not browned. Stir in the chopped mushrooms and salt; cook and stir about 2-3 minutes. Stir in the flour a little at a time until fully incorporated, about 4 minutes, stirring constantly. Increase heat to medium high and slowly add the broth a little at a time, until fully incorporated. Reduce heat and simmer for 15 minutes. Slowly stir in half and half. Use about 1-1/4 cups to replace a can of soup. The recipe makes a little over a quart, or roughly enough to equal about 4 cans. Use any place where you would use Campbell's Condensed Cream of Mushroom Soup. Can be frozen.
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Cream of Chicken: Eliminate the mushroom and substitute 1/2 cup of finely minced, cooked, dark meat chicken.
Cream of Celery: Increase celery to 1/2 cup of finely minced celery and eliminate the mushroom.
Cream of Shrimp: Prepare base recipe, omit mushroom and add 1/2 cup of cooked salad shrimp, chopped.
Single Can Roux Substitute: Prepare a light roux using 2 tablespoons butter and 3 tablespoons flour. Slowly stir in up to 1 cup of liquid (broth, water, milk) to desired consistency.
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Pieced Quilt Backs
Add a splash of fun to a quilt back by piecing it, showcasing leftover blocks, or adding a one-of-a-kind label.
Be Prepared
Consider it a creative challenge to add a design to the quilt back, whether your ultimate aim is using up leftover blocks or fabrics, or creating an essentially reversible quilt. Though "hidden" on the quilt back, these extra touches are often cherished as much as he quilt itself.
When coming up with a quilt pattern, designer Cynthia Tomaszewski usually buys extra fabric so she'll be able to mix and match fabrics for a scrappy look. Because she is prepared with extra fabric, she's often got plenty of yardage to piece the quilt back.
Patch of Love
On the previous quilt, designer Cynthia Tomaszewski had strip sets left over when the quilt top was complete. So she made a heart-shaped fusible quilt label and paired it with a second appliqué cut from strip-set leftovers.
Novel Idea
Think about making a quilt back from a novelty print, a piece of treasured fabric, or any print you don't want to cut up into small pieces.
Tip: Cut and piece the quilt back larger than the quilt top, adding at least 6" to both the length and width measurements.
Frame it Up
For the label on this pieced quilt back, designer Pat Sloan stitched a wide band to the edges of a fabric label, then hand-stitched it in place.
Waste Not
Piece leftover fabrics from the quilt top (or from an entirely different project) using a simple design.
Tip: If you're concerned about the quality of your hand or machine quilting, choose a busy print that will camouflage your stitches.
Ready, Set, Print
For this quilt label, quiltmaker Janet Houts used an ink-jet printer to print the quilt information on a square of printable fabric. Then she folded the fabric square in half diagonally and aligned the raw edges with a corner of the quilt sandwich before binding all the edges together.
Strip Happy
This pieced backing creates a strong linear design with strips of fabric in varying widths. Piecing the strips with diagonal seams provides even more movement.
Tip: A pieced back with many seams is easier to quilt by machine than by hand.
Bigger and Better
Blocks used on the quilt top were tripled in size (21" square finished) for the quilt back. Four oversized blocks create a graphic focal point positioned so the light fabrics meet in the quilt center. A light-colored border of cream print 28x42" rectangles and tan print 28" squares allows the stunning quilting design to stand out.
Extra, Extra
Utilize extra blocks and units for a pieced quilt back. A leftover star block, the quilt label, and extra triangle-squares are brought together in an off-center manner with checkerboard units. Many of us have favorite color schemes we turn to again and again – try combining a sampling of complementary test blocks from previous projects.
Tip: Choose fabrics with the same care requirements as the quilt top; if fabrics used in the quilt top were preshrunk, fabrics for the quilt back should be, too.
Square it Up
For a fast and interesting pieced backing, sew together fat quarters left over from constructing a quilt top that utilized a fat-quarter bundle. Or use larger cuts, like these squares cut from 2/3-yard lengths of fabric.


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No Means Noposted by Mike Coffey
Having observed this phenomenon for over 40 years, I'm quick to recognize it when I see it elsewhere ... like in Notre Dame's repeated dalliances with the Big Ten conference (or, as I prefer to call them, the Integer). Having dodged this bullet in 1998, we now find ourselves looking down the barrel of the same gun, with the conference recently announcing a renewed effort to find a 12th member and participate in a championship game.
Like Michael Corleone, just when we think we're out, they pull us back in.
While we're sometimes accused of tilting at windmills on this topic, Irish athletic director Jack Swarbrick isn't helping matters. While professing loyalty to the independent state of Notre Dame's football program, his statements to the press are peppered with phrases like "we'd sure like to try to maintain [independence]", which is now thought of as a "strong preference" that must be balanced with "implications" in the "industry" of college football while "scenarios play out".
Sounds a lot like those non-denial denials that were so in vogue during our two-week football coaching search. And like Oklahoma fans three weeks ago, we're a little uneasy.
With the Chicago Tribune endlessly beating the drum of Integer assimilation, columnist-by-default David Haugh can't resist chiming in either. A decade of reading his work has taught me that, while he may be erudite on a number of subjects, to call him semi-educated on the topic of Notre Dame and what makes it tick would be overrating him by several orders of magnitude. So for David (since I know he just tingles to read my stuff) and anyone else who may be unclear on the concept, let's review the issues.
Many reasons exist for ND to remain a football independent, regardless of how the "industry" goes. But those reasons get thrown into sharp relief when applied to a conference like the Integer, and can be summed up in three words: Geography, Diversity, and Differentiation.
Geography. Notre Dame sits square in the middle of the Integer's geographic footprint, so at first glance, it might seem to be a good fit. But the value of Notre Dame's brand (because, let's face it, this is a money discussion more than anything) was built based on national appeal. There's a reason update and op-ed columns regarding Notre Dame's pursuit of Brian Kelly were written for or published in Tampa and New York City and Chicago and Boston and Los Angeles and Washington D.C. and Seattle and any number of other cities. You don't waste column inches on stories in which no one is interested.
But how long will that interest be maintained if the Fighting Irish end up playing 9 of their 12 games every year in a Midwest geographic footprint against other teams from that same footprint? Sure, a Notre Dame/Michigan game will pull in national interest for a while. But a steady diet of ND/Minnesota? ND/Iowa? ND/Northwestern? Why should people in Florida and California and New York and Washington care about those games? How soon before their disinterest shows and Notre Dame becomes yet another marginalized regional school, pushed further behind the eight-ball due to its small graduating classes relative to those geographic "peers"?
Diversity. The Integer comprises ten large state universities and one private [edit] secular university. Outside of a desire for scholarship at the 20,000-foot level, Notre Dame has little, if anything, in common with any of them. Notre Dame graduates about two to three thousand people per year, while the Integer factory in total cranks out numbers in six figures. Notre Dame's graduation rate for undergrads typically operates north of 95 percent, and its rates for student athletes leads the nation. The rates for most of the Integer schools, by comparison, are downright embarrassing.
When you join a conference, the needs of the many supplant the needs of the few. Decisions get made by the majority, and with the masses of humanity on land-grant campuses who (based on the numbers) really don't give a rip about the academic side of things when it comes to their athletes, Notre Dame will be subjected to a steady diet of being on the wrong end of 10-2 and 11-1 decisions. Michigan and Ohio State have owned the Integer lock, stock and barrel for long and long. That ain't gonna change any time soon. The idea of voluntarily subjecting ourselves to their whims for 30 pieces of silver makes my brain hurt.
Differentiation. When a recruit comes to Notre Dame's campus, aside from being presented with the scholastic and spiritual ways in which Notre Dame is different from their competitors, they also see the opportunity to play a national schedule. Why limit yourself to games against your neighbors, the coaches can say, when you can play Southern Cal and Navy and Tennessee and Florida State and Pittsburgh and Oklahoma and Boston College and Arizona State, all of whom have appeared recently or will appear on future Notre Dame schedules? Why play just about all your games in flatland stadiums a bus ride away when you can play in Los Angeles, New York City, Washington D.C., Dallas, and Ireland? Granted, the 7-4-1 abomination is hurting Notre Dame in this area in the short term, but that's a self-inflicted wound that could be healed up should the program desire.
Think about how that discussion changes if Notre Dame joins the Integer. How would we differentiate ourselves from the Michigans and Ohio States of the world? We'd all be located in the same area of the country. We'd all play the same schedules. Why should they come to Notre Dame and have to apply themselves when they can just skate by as a Buckeye or Wolverine? Integer membership makes it all the more difficult to set ourselves apart from a rather low caliber of company, and this holds true not only for football but perhaps even more so for Notre Dame's other sports.
Those who favor conference membership have their mantras, of course. Haugh points out that "an independent Notre Dame team with two losses by midseason -- the rule more than the exception lately -- struggles to find motivation. A Big Ten team with two losses by midseason after expansion would have a shot to win its division and play in the lucrative conference title game."
What he fails to note is a two-loss Notre Dame team doesn't deserve to play in a "lucrative conference title game" or any other high-profile contest. They should earn their way into those games like they always have in the past. The solution is to improve the product on the field so standards are met, not dumb down expectations to the point that a "conference title game appearance" is viewed as something to applaud.
National Championships are remembered forever by the people who saw them. Conference titles are recorded on banners that everyone sees but no one looks at. The BCS gives mediocrities access to the championship structure by virtue of their membership in a particular group of teams. And yet those mediocrities scream about how Notre Dame gets "special treatment", even though you'll never see a 9-3 ND team even sniffing a BCS bid like Purdue and Stanford have in the past. Even Alanis Morisette would find that ironic.
Notre Dame is a national brand because of the efforts of those who came before -- Rockne, Leahy, Hesburgh, Joyce, Parseghian, Holtz. Joining the Integer will effectively undo those efforts more effectively than just about any choice I can fathom. Becoming a small regional school with a small regional following may be attractive to those who want the money but don't want to make the effort, but to those alumni and fans who believe those heights can be reached, it smacks of being lazy and cheap, neither of which are words I want associated with my school.
Let's also not forget these people hate us. There's no love lost between Notre Dame and any Integer school at any level, from the alumni and fans on up. The Integer and its members benefit from Notre Dame's involvement much more than the other way around, and all they're interested in is our money and the reflected attention they can get from us. If Joanna Barnes could make herself look like a crappy football stadium, it'd be a natural.
So Jack, the next time a reporter or alumnus or anyone else asks you what Notre Dame's interest in Integer membership is, there's no reason to be complicated or to hedge. Keep it simple.
The car is running, and gas is expensive these days.
For those of you who might feel the need to print this out and mail it to our friend Jack, his address is:
Jack Swarbrick
Director of Athletics
University of Notre Dame
C113 Joyce Center
Notre Dame, IN 46556
Remember, every little bit helps, and snail mail always gets more attention. Forward it to your friends and encourage them to do the same.
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Last week we put together a list of Android tablet apps to help you (or your relatives) outfit the new devices sitting under your trees (or your Festivus poles, if that's more your style.) Ars readers are a helpful bunch, though, and all of you put together a much more extensive list to help jumpstart new tablets. For your benefit, we've rounded up the ones we liked best, sometimes using your own words to argue why you really need to download these apps right now. If your tablet is of the Apple persuasion, don't worry—you all recommended plenty of apps for iPads as well.
Browsers: Opera Mobile (free) and Dolphin (free)
We still recommend Chrome and Firefox for Android as solid browsers with the best rendering engines, but the Dolphin browser also won some praise from our readers, not least because of its ability to emulate different user agents, thus making Web pages always deliver the desktop versions of sites rather than having to make individual requests as you do in Chrome. This is also a feature that Opera Mobile supports. "For me [Opera] was the obvious choice as the best browser," said Ars user Hinton. "It allows itself to spoof as a desktop browser, so you avoid those awful mobile sites. Also you can enable Opera Turbo to conserve bandwidth and load pages faster." Even if you prefer Firefox or Chrome most of the time, it can never hurt to have another browser around to try when something just isn't working correctly (or, if like Ars user TheFu, you prefer using separate browsers for work and for fun).
Games: Rayman Jungle Run ($2.99)
We got quite a few game recommendations to back up our own (which, for the record, included the excellent Jetpack Joyride, the relaxing Eufloria HD, and Solitaire, the original time waster), but the one we enjoyed the most was Ubisoft's Rayman Jungle Run, a game that combines the endless running of games like Jetpack Joyride with more traditional two dimensional platforming split up into distinct levels. It looks and runs great on Android tablets like our Nexus 7, and it uses the same gorgeous 2D art style pioneered in 2011's Rayman Origins and the upcoming Rayman Legends.
Music: Songza (free) and TuneIn Radio (free and $0.99)
We recommended both Spotify and Rdio as great music streaming services, but if you want to listen to them on your tablet you'll eventually have to cough up some cash. For something that's a bit more free, one reader recommended Songza, which offers free curated playlists for a number of musical genres (and has an excellent Android tablet interface, to boot). It doesn't let you choose your own songs or customize a "station" as Pandora does, but the playlists that are there are pretty well done. It will also recommend playlists for you based on how you're feeling: if you need a good pump-up mix to get you through Friday afternoon, Songza is the app for that.
TuneIn Radio is another free alternative to a la carte streaming services like Spotify or Rdio: it allows you to search through and listen to a huge number of live radio streams covering practically every subject matter and musical genre imaginable, and it lets you do it for free. Spending a dollar on the Pro version will net you the ability to record the radio shows you like the most. Finally, if you're into making music as well as listening to it, one reader recommended PitchLab Pro, a free app for both phones and tablets that will help musicians tune their instruments or check vocal pitches. Most common tunings are available in the app, and you can also set your own custom tunings.
Productivity: Evernote (free)
Evernote is a reasonably capable mobile word processor, but it's more than just that: it will also help you organize your notes into different virtual notebooks and add photos, video, and audio clips. This makes it ideal for authors or journalists doing research for their next big project, or for students trying to get their next term paper organized. Evernote has been fully optimized for Android tablets, and Evernote clients also exist for nearly every smartphone, tablet, and desktop platform available, so syncing your notes and other items between your tablet and the rest of the gadgets in your life is nice and easy.
E-books: Moon+ Reader (free and $4.99) and Mantano Ebook Reader (free and $6.99)
The Moon+ Reader and Mantano both came up in the comments a few times as DRM-free alternatives to the Kindle and Nook apps. Ars reader drpfenderson makes a strong argument for the Moon+ reader:
"[It] supports every major format (epub, pdf, mobi, chm, cbr, cbz, umd, fb2, txt, html, rar, zip), has built-in net library (and OPDS support), Dropbox integration, excellent library support, and tons of configuration options. It basically replaced 3-4 apps I was using all at once: one to manage my library and transfer my books, one to read PDF, one to read EPUB/MOBI, and one to read CBR/CBZ. The various themes make it gorgeous on my Nexus 7, but it even works perfectly on my ol' Nexus One."
Meanwhile, Ars reader charleski comes out in favor of Mantano as the best choice for reading e-books as the publisher intended:
"If you're looking for an ePub reader that actually renders the css in the ePub properly, your only choice is Mantano, which also includes a PDF reader and a very capable system for managing the notes you make. All of the other readers (and I've tried all the major ones) seem to have gone down the brain-dead path of over-riding everything in order to give the user a spurious sense of control over the layout. Moon+ offers a crippled 'publisher formatting' mode that scrolls the page and doesn't allow highlighting, but only Mantano manages to render the book the way it's supposed to look."
The one you prefer will probably depend on what your priorities are, but if you'd prefer not to support e-booksellers that use DRM, you've got plenty of options.
Weather: Eye In Sky Weather (free with ads, $1.91 without)
Some of you complained that the AccuWeather app and its background processes were battery crunchers, and we ourselves observed that performance wasn't as good as it could be. Eye In Sky has a clean, minimalistic look, great performance, an array of flexible home screen widgets, and nice phone and 10-inch tablet interfaces (though its 7-inch interface is just the phone interface stretched out.)
Programming and text editing: Emacs (free) and AIDE (free and $9.99)
We've targeted most of our recommendations so far to more general users, but Ars readers are often pushing their tablets to do increasingly complex tasks. Enter Emacs, which is a text and code editor ported over from desktop platforms so thoroughly that it warns you to connect a physical keyboard (or a touch analogue like the Hacker's Keyboard) when you first start it. One reader also recommended the Android Java IDE (AIDE), a coding environment that allows you to write and compile code directly on your tablet. You'll also probably want a full physical keyboard for this one, as for anything that's especially heavy on text entry, but AIDE is one of several programs that makes it possible to write and compile Android apps directly on Android itself.
Next steps
Of course, these aren't all of the apps that our readers recommended, and you'll probably have even more recommendations to make after this article—help your fellow readers by calling out even more apps! If you're looking for other tablet-optimized apps on your own and are having trouble finding them, however, an alternative app store might be the ticket—one reader recommended the free Tablified Market HD, a well-reviewed and frequently updated app store that plucks tablet-optimized apps from the wider Google Play store to make them easier to find. If you're still looking for killer apps after reading these two articles, the Tablified Market should be your next stop.
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Handy tips on your first time out on the water.
When it comes to using your jet ski for the first time, the key words to remember are preparation and safety. Don't just jump in and get your feet wet before following the helpful tips below. The more prepared you are now, the more fun and thrills you can safely have later out there on the water.
- Become very familiar with its operation and maintenance before you put it in the water for the first time by reading the owner's manual.
- Be aware that most jet skis have greatly diminished or no steering without application of throttle.
- Ensure the jet ski is registered and the registration numbers are visible.
- Don't forget to maintain the trailer if the jet ski is transported via a trailer.
- Become familiar with basic seamanship and navigation rules such as overtaking another vessel and right of way rules.
- Take a US Coast Guard approved Safety course.
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- Always wear Coast Guard approved flotation devices for operator and every passenger (these must always be worn).
- Water shoes to protect your feet
- Gloves to protect your hands
- Waterproof sunscreen — because let's face it, these watercraft are predominately used on nice sunny days.
- Sunglasses
- Depending on weather and water conditions — possibly a wet suit or even a dry suit if conditions dictate.
What to bring on board
- Signaling devices — visual and sound. Examples would be a whistle and a small mirror. They are one of the minimum Coast Guard required safety items to carry.
- Fire extinguisher is the other required safety item
- A basic first aid kit
- A small anchor
- A length of mooring line in case of needing to tie off to another machine for a tow, preferably a floating line so if dropped it doesn't sink
- If the machine is going to be used at night or in low light conditions then Navigation lights would be required
- A dry bag to store important items, such as papers and cell phones
- Ignition safety lanyard must be worn so if you are thrown from the machine the engine is disabled and stops
- Depending on the area where the machine is operated — a compass
- A small paddle or oar
- Depending on the waterway — possibly charts for navigation
Learn more about water skis and jet ski safety and remember to contact your State Farm® agent to make sure your jet ski is properly insured.


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